SOLUTION: You have a rectangular piece of fabric with side lengths of 11 inches and 6 inches. What is the area of the biggest possible square you can cut from this fabric?

Question 963912: You have a rectangular piece of fabric with side lengths of 11 inches and 6 inches. What is the area of the biggest possible square you can cut from this fabric?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is logical? Use the 11 inch side to make the square or use the 6 inch side to make the square? Only one possible. Move 6 inches along the longer side, mark it there, cut off the remaining 5 inches, and you have a 6 by 6 inch square piece of fabric. This is as big as possible.
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